On July 18, 1951, Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles met again in an immediate rematch.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Charles was on a 24-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 18 days.
In the rematch, Jersey Joe Walcott stopped the champion via KO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring heavyweight champion. Walcott improves his record to 50-16-2 (32 KOs), while Charles adds a loss to his record at 71-6-1.
On June 5, 1952, Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles met again in an immediate rematch.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 18 days. Charles was on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott defeated Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Walcott improves his record to 51-16-2, while Charles adds a loss to his record at 74-7-1.
On December 5, 1947, a 33-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (44-11-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight The Ring title held by 33-year-old Joe Louis (56-1, 48 KOs).
Walcott came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 12 days. Louis was on a 32-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 17 days.
Joe Louis defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via split decision and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Louis improves his record to 57-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 44-12-2.
On March 7, 1951, Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles met again in a rematch.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 11 days. Charles was on a 22-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 23 days.
Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Charles improves his record to 70-5-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 49-16-2.
On July 28, 1933, a 19-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (5-0, 5 KOs) and Henry Taylor met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Henry Taylor via TKO in the 1st round. Walcott improves his record to 6-0 (6 KOs)
On February 8, 1950, a 36-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (45-14-2, 28 KOs) and a 21-year-old Harold Johnson (28-1, 14 KOs) met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days. Johnson was on a 4-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 1 day.
Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Harold Johnson via KO in the 3rd round. Walcott improves his record to 46-14-2 (29 KOs), while Johnson adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On August 16, 1946, a 32-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (40-9-2, 26 KOs) and Tommy Gómez met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Tommy Gómez via TKO in the 3rd round. Walcott improves his record to 41-9-2 (27 KOs)
On August 14, 1949, a 35-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (44-14-2, 27 KOs) and Olle Tandberg met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Olle Tandberg via TKO in the 5th round. Walcott improves his record to 45-14-2 (28 KOs)
On March 25, 1938, a 24-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (20-5-2, 16 KOs) and Art Sykes met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Art Sykes via KO in the 4th round. Walcott improves his record to 21-5-2 (17 KOs)
On September 25, 1937, a 23-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (17-4-2, 15 KOs) and Elmer Ray met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 22 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Elmer Ray via KO in the 3rd round. Walcott improves his record to 18-4-2 (16 KOs)